[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wYh49Xxw"] [Date "2026.02.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Dan1el_L1"] [Black "JohnMensah"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "wYh49Xxw"] [UTCDate "2026.02.04"] [UTCTime "21:21:55"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "2029"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Bc5?! { (0.17 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Bxf7+ { [%eval 0.79] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line } 5... Ke7 { [%eval 0.95] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 1.26] } 6... Rf8 { [%eval 0.96] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.94] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.87] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 1.26] } 8... d6 { [%eval 1.2] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.82] } 9... Qe8 { [%eval 0.92] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.98] } 10... Qg6 { [%eval 1.41] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 1.43] } 11... Qe8 { [%eval 1.36] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 1.19] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 1.04] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval 1.13] } 13... Nxe2?! { (1.13 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (13... a5) 14. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.02] } 14... Nf4 { [%eval 1.97] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 1.82] } 15... g5 { [%eval 1.88] } 16. Bxf4 { [%eval 1.83] } 16... exf4 { [%eval 2.28] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 2.11] } 17... g4?! { (2.11 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (17... a5) 18. hxg4 { [%eval 2.87] } 18... Bxg4 { [%eval 3.22] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 3.32] } 19... h5 { [%eval 3.68] } 20. O-O-O { [%eval 3.55] } 20... b5 { [%eval 3.72] } 21. Bb3 { [%eval 3.54] } 21... a5 { [%eval 4.23] } 22. Rde1 { [%eval 4.21] } 22... a4 { [%eval 4.2] } 23. Bd5 { [%eval 3.97] } 23... c6 { [%eval 4.42] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval 4.73] } 24... cxd5 { [%eval 5.62] } 25. exd5+ { [%eval 5.4] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 5.76] } 26. Rxe8 { [%eval 5.61] } 26... Rfxe8 { [%eval 6.27] } 27. f3 { [%eval 5.79] } 27... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.52] } 28. fxg4 { [%eval 5.37] } 28... Ne3 { [%eval 6.32] } 29. gxh5 { [%eval 5.84] } 29... b4 { [%eval 7.42] } 30. Qxb4 { [%eval 7.21] } 30... Reb8 { [%eval 7.16] } 31. Qd2 { [%eval 6.89] } 31... a3 { [%eval 6.75] } 32. b3 { [%eval 6.81] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 6.97] } 33. Rh4 { [%eval 6.78] } 33... Ra5 { [%eval 9.06] } 34. Rxf4 { [%eval 6.93] } 34... Re5 { [%eval 7.31] } 35. Re4 { [%eval 7.25] } 35... Rxe4 { [%eval 8.44] } 36. dxe4 { [%eval 8.32] } 36... Nf1 { [%eval 9.12] } 37. Qf2 { [%eval 8.74] } 37... Nh2? { (8.74 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (37... Re8 38. Qxf1 Rxe4 39. Qf2 d5 40. Kd2 Re7 41. Kd3 Kc7 42. h6 Rh7 43. Qf6) 38. c4? { (Mate in 2 → 9.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.06] } (38. Qf7+ Kd8 39. Ne6#) 38... Ng4? { (9.06 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (38... Ke7 39. Nf5+ Kd7 40. h6 d5 41. Qa7+ Rc7 42. Qa4+ Kd8 43. Qa8+ Rc8 44. Qa5+) 39. Qf5+?! { (Mate in 2 → 11.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 11.35] } (39. Qf7+ Kd8 40. Ne6#) 39... Kc7 { [%eval #12] } 40. Qxg4 { [%eval 12.53] } 40... Rf8?! { (12.53 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (40... Re8 41. Qg7+ Kd8 42. Nb5 Re7 43. Qf8+ Kd7 44. Kd2 Re6 45. Qf7+ Re7 46. Qf5+) 41. Ne6+ { [%eval #6] } 41... Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 42. Nxf8 { [%eval #4] } 42... d5 { [%eval #4] } 43. exd5 { [%eval #4] } 43... Ka5 { [%eval #3] } 44. d6 { [%eval #4] } 44... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 45. d7 { [%eval #3] } 45... Kc6 { [%eval #3] } 46. d8=Q { [%eval #2] } 46... Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qc7+ { [%eval #2] } 47... Kb4 { [%eval #2] } 48. Qb6+ { [%eval #1] } 48... Kc3 { [%eval #1] } 49. Qf3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0